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November 24, 2012

Upcoming interview with Nina Munteanu on Tuesday November 27th

Nina Munteanu is an author, ecologist, and writing coach, combining the worlds of science and fiction while sharing her love of authorship with aspiring authors. On Tuesday November 27th, check out our interview with Nina Munteanu and share in some of her insights about the interrelationship between science and science fiction, the importance of an awareness of ecology, the role...

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November 2, 2012

Upcoming Interview with Liz Strange on November 6th, 2012

Because Halloween has just passed and I just had to indulge in my passion for the monstrous a little more, I decided to interview Liz Strange about her vampire novels and portrayals of the monstrous and mythical. If you got a chance to read my review of Liz Strange’s The Embrace of Life and Death, I know you are looking forward...

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October 19, 2012

Upcoming Interview with Chadwick Ginther On Monday, October 22, 2012

I did a review of Chadwick Ginther’s Thunder Road on September 21st, and after reading it, I knew that I should talk to Mr. Ginther about his vision of Norse mythology and its role in Canadian SF, the social significance of tattoos, and regionalism in Canadian SF. I hope that you enjoy reading the Interview with Chadwick Ginther on Monday, October...

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October 12, 2012

Upcoming Interview with Kelley Armstrong Wednesday October 17, 2012.

As part of Werewolf Wednesdays, this coming Wednesday October 17, 2012, I will be interviewing Kelley Armstrong, author of several werewolf novels including Bitten, and Stolen. Kelley Armstrong gave a guest lecture in one of the courses I taught at Trent University: Werewolves As Symbols of the Human Experience, and it has been amazing to get back in touch with...

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September 28, 2012

Werewolf Wednesdays Throughout October 2012

Werewolf Wednesdays Throughout October For the month of October, in celebration of the upcoming Halloween celebrations, I thought I would create an appropriate theme: Werewolf Wednesdays. For those of you who know me well, you will have heard (probably frequently) about my love of the werewolf. For a few years, my love of lycanthropy (werewolfism) even led me to teach...

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September 16, 2012

Upcoming Interview With Paul Marlowe Sept 18, 2012

After doing a review of Paul Marlowe’s Knights of the Sea, I thought I would ask him to provide some insights for readers about his work, the evolution and changes to the genre of Speculative Fiction, and the role of SF in speculating Canadian history. Mr. Marlowe was able to provide a great amount of feedback about these and several...

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September 7, 2012

Upcoming Author Commentary by Ian Rogers for Vampire Week

Earlier this month, I asked horror author Ian Rogers if he would be willing to do a short commentary piece on his Black Lands vampires for Speculating Canada’s Vampire Week. Thankfully, he accepted and I am looking forward to sharing his thoughts with you. This will be the first Author Commentary on Speculating Canada, and I am excited that Mr. Rogers...

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August 31, 2012

Vampire Week on Speculating Canada – Sept 9- 15, 2012

It’s like Shark Week, but with less teeth. Vampires only need two to do the job that it takes a full mouth full of shark teeth for!! During the week of September 9th to September 15th 2012, stay tuned to Speculating Canada for : -An interview with vampire author Nancy Kilpatrick (and find out why she is called Canada’s Queen...

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August 24, 2012

Facebook site for Speculating Canada

I have now created a Facebook community for Speculating Canada, and I invite people to join this community. My hope is that this community will be an opportunity to have more open discussions about Canadian Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy, and other genres of the Canadian Speculative or Fantastic. The Speculating Canada site readers are an incredible resource and this...

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July 27, 2012

Vampire Volume to be Released (Unleashed) in October

Vampires and the month of October keep coinciding with one another. Nancy Kilpatrick’s volume Vampyric Variations should be a great preparation for the Halloween holidays. The vampire always has something to tell humanity about ourselves and Kilpatrick’s title Vampiric Variations suggests that she will be exploring variations on the traditional legends surrounding our consistent friend/fiend. This volume will be a...

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